hand glass

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I gave her the bowl of powder, the rouge compact, and the lipstick, and she put away the cards and took up the hand glass from the table by her side.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

Takes off her apron and then opens drawer of table and takes a small hand glass and strands it against a flower pot on table.

From Plays: the Father; Countess Julie; the Outlaw; the Stronger by Oland, Edith

In the ditty box are kept such articles as toothbrush, brush and comb, small hand glass, writing material, and odds and ends.

From A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" by Doubleday, Russell

Mrs. Verne picked up the ivory-backed hand glass within her reach, and looking into its depths, exclaimed, "Mrs. Verne, of St. John, New Brunswick—not exactly beautiful, but a pretty and fascinating woman."

From Marguerite Verne by Armour, Rebecca Agatha

It is well known that examinations with such a hand glass will not determine whether so-called fine matt checking is taking place, but it will determine whether checking has appeared to any marked extent.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Gardner, Henry A.